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Kitchen Basics Recipes

These kitchen basics recipes are designed to make your life easier in the kitchen. From an easy white sauce, to a cheat’s white sauce recipe, the best simple pancake recipe, how to make an omelette and many more. Good cooking is not about complicated and fussy recipes, it all comes down to the kitchen basics.

roasted white potatoes with rosemary in a white bowl.

Side Dishes

Roasted Potatoes with Rosemary

a bowl of creamy pastina with a spoon in the bowl.

Comfort Food

Creamy & Easy Pastina

homemade chicken stock in a jar.

Kitchen Basics Recipes

Easy Homemade Chicken Stock

twice baked mashed potatoes in a dish with cheese on top.

Side Dishes

Twice Baked Mashed Potatoes

Honey Mustard Sausages in a bowl with a dip

Christmas Recipes

Honey Mustard Sausages

Side Dishes

Easy Cowboy Butter

braised beef short ribs on mashed potato

Easy Beef Recipes

Red Wine Braised Beef Short Ribs

beef short ribs ragu with pappardelle.

Easy Beef Recipes

Slow Cooked Beef Short Ribs Ragu

gratin de courgettes in an enamel baking dish.

Vegetarian Dishes

Creamy Courgette Gratin (Gratin de Courgettes)

cafe de paris butter whipped on a platter.

Side Dishes

Easy Cafe de Paris Butter

whipped brown butter

Side Dishes

Easy Whipped Brown Butter

Woman with painted nails picking up a piece of toast with a piece of roasted garlic brown butter on the top.

Side Dishes

Whipped Brown Butter with Roasted Garlic

greek chicken lemon potatoes in a white dish.

Chicken Recipes

One-Pan Greek Chicken with Lemon Potatoes

raspberry white chocolate muffin on a white plate.

Easy Baking Recipes

Raspberry White Chocolate Muffins

White bowl of butternut squash soup garnished with pumpkin seeds and chilli flakes with bread on the side.

Comfort Food

Roasted Butternut Squash and Chilli Soup

lemon meringue tart with slice removed.

Easy Dessert Recipes

Lemon Meringue Tart

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